Amina Khalil
Amina Khalil | |
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| Xaar head kalil | |
| Born | October 26, 1988 United States of America |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | The American University in Cairo (B.F.A.) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Spouse(s) | Karim El Khashab
(m. 2015; div. 2017)Omar Taha (engaged 2020) |
Amina Khalil (Arabic: أمينة خليل; born 26 October 1988) is an Egyptian film and television actress who has gained prominence in the late 2010s and early 2020s in the Arab world.[1][2]
Early life[]
Khalil studied acting at The American University in Cairo and graduated in 2009. She then studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[2] She studied ballet from childhood to age 17.
Career[]
Her roles in the films Asham (2012), Khetta Badeela (2015) and Sukkar Mor (2015) were critically acclaimed.[3] Her breakout role in the 2016 television show Grand Hotel (also known as Secret of the Nile), and the 2018 TV series Layalie Eugenie (Eugenie Nights), are both on Netflix.[1] She has had roles in Taraf Tallet, Sharbat Loze, Nekdeb Law Olna Mabenhebesh, Saheb El Saada and Wallei El Ahd.[3]
She cites Marion Cotillard as her acting inspiration,[1] and says she would like to play a lead in an action movie that is "Lara Croft style, or like Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games".[1] She has sung with Egyptian hip hop artist Zap Tharwat.[4]
Personal life[]
In July 2020, she became engaged to Egyptian businessman and engineer Omar Taha.[5] Her hobbies include kitesurfing and swimming.[1]
In October 2020, Khalil contracted COVID-19 and has since recovered.[6]
She is an active proponent of women and their health in Egypt, and in June 2021 was named an honorary goodwill ambassador by the United Nations Population Fund.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Amina Khalil - CONQUERING THE EGYPTIAN SCREEN by enigma-mag
- ^ a b Amina Khalil by El Cinema.com
- ^ a b Amina Khalil - Biography at IMDb
- ^ VIDEO: ZAP THARWAT AND AMINA KHALIL'S CHILLING NEW SONG ON LIFE IN EGYPT by Cairo Scene
- ^ Egyptian actress Amina Khalil throws beach engagement party on Egypt’s North Coast by Egypt Independent
- ^ Amina Khalil Contracted Coronavirus Early October by Yara Sameh from See News
- ^ Egyptian actress Amina Khalil announced as United Nations Population Fund honorary ambassador by Arab News
External links[]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Egyptian film actresses
- Egyptian television actresses
- Actresses from Cairo
- 21st-century Egyptian actresses
- Egyptian women's rights activists
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni